Gate.



PATENTED AUG. 22, 1905.

N. WHITAKER.

GATE.

APPLICATION rmm mm: 6,1905.

fierzfaz WM y UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE.

'GATE.

Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented Aug. 22, 1905.

Application filed June 6, 1905. Serial No. 264,005.

To all whom zit mayooncern:

Be it known that I, NATHANIEL WHITA- KER, a citizen of the UnitedStates, residing at Richmond, in the county of Madison and State ofKentucky, have invented new and useful Improvements in Gates, of .whichthe following is a specification.

This invention relates to gates, and-more particularly to an operatingmechanism therefor. Iprovide suchamechanism which is of a simple andeffective character and by which the gate can be promptly, readily, andeasily opened or closed from either side thereof and when occasionrequires without the necessity of an operators leaving the vehicle whichhe may occupy.

In the drawings accompanying and forming a part of this specification Iillustrate in full a simple form of embodiment of the invention, whichto enable those skilled in the art to make and practice the invention Iwill set forth in detail in thefollowing description, while the noveltyof the invention-will be included in the claims succeeding saiddescription.

In said drawings, Figure 1 is a perspective view of a gate including myinvention. Fig. 2 is a detail view of a weighted rocker;

Like characters refer to like parts throughout the views.

In the drawings the gate proper or, as I will hereinafter term it, gateis denoted in a general way by 2, and it may be of any preferred kindand hinged in any suitable way to a post, as 3, and to close againstanother 0st. p At opposite sides of the gate-supporting post 3 areuprights, each designated by 4,and above them are sustained theoperating-levers 5, fulcrumed between their ends and serving, throughintermediate mechanism hereinafter more particularly described, toeffect either the opening or closing of the gate. The levers, therefore,as will be understood, are situated at opposite sides of the gate, andeither is adapted, through said intervening mechanism, to effect eitherthe opening or closing of the gate. The uprights will be at such aheight that the outer ends of the levers can be readily rasped by aperson in a vehi cle. Pendent from the outer ends of the levers arehand-rods or handles, as 6, flexibly connected with the levers and whichserve as a convenient means for depressing from the ground by a personon foot either of the levers. The handles or rods .are flexibly orloosely connected with the levers in any de sirable way.

Arocker is shown at 7, said rocker being of substantially yoke or V formand being supported for swinging motion by bearings, as 8, upon theground. This rocker is weighted,

the weight serving as a positive means to forcibly and positively openthe ,gate when the rocker is operated by either of the levers. One armof the rocker, or the one which di rectly carries the weight 9, is shownas located approximately at right angles to the axis of-motion of therocker, while the other arm of the rocker is located at an acute angleto and serves to prevent lateral motion of the weighted or working armof the rocker.

' The weight is fastened to the arm, which caris a third upright 10, towhich is fulcrumed,

near the top thereof, a lever 11, said lever having at its outer end, orthe end thereof next the gate, a bifurcation 12, between which ispivoted the widened head or upper end of a connecting-rod 13, said rodbeing jointed at its lower end to the weight-carrying arm orbranch ofthe rocker 7. The bifurcation at the forward end of the lever 11 can bereadily secured by bolting to the opposite sides thereof plates orstraps, which are spread or separated laterally beyond the le ver toreceive between them in some convenient pivotal manner the upper end ofthe rod 13. The lower end of the rod can be readily passed through aperforationin the rocker and then headed up or provided with some othersuitable means to hold it in operative relation.

From the eyes of pins or bolts located at the adjacent ends of theoperating-levers 5 hang links 14, which are jointed at their lower endsto the pivot between the rod 13 and bifurcation 12. The lever 11 movesup and down as the levers 5 are manipulated and serves to preventlateral motion of said levers 5, whereby the latter are maintainedabsolutely and positively in their requisite positions. In addition tothis the lever 11 serves as an effective guide for the rod 13;

Each lever 5 has on the upper and lower sides thereof plates, as 15,fastened together by bolts or in some other suitable way, the lowerplate having upwardly-disposed lugs fitting against the side faces ofthe cooperating lever and substantially centrally disposed dependinglugs through which the pivot 16 passes, said pivot also passing throughthe upper ends of brackets 17, fastened to the upper end of thecooperating upright 4.

When the gate isv closed, the weighted rocker 7 will be at one side of avertical line intersecting the axis of motion thereof. To open the gate,the outer end of either lever will be grasped and ra idly swungdownward, which first lifts t e rocker and then afterward throws thesame across the said vertical line to the opposite side of the latter oruntil the combined weight and buffer strikes the ground. Between therocker and the gate and suitably connected to the two parts is a rod 18.It therefore followsthat if the gate be closed it will be opened as therocker is operated in the manner described, the opening movement beingconcluded when the buffer-weight strikes the ground. To shut the gate,the operation is exactly repeated, but instead of a pull being appliedto the rod 1-8 a thrust is exerted upon said rod.

Having thus described the invention, what I claim is 1. The combinationof a gate, a rocker of substantially yoke form arranged to swing toopposite sides of a vertical line intersecting its axis of motion, onebranch of the rocker being weighted, a link connected with the otherbranch of the rocker and with the gate,

hand-levers at opposite sides of the gate, a rod operatively connectedwith the weighted arm of the rocker, links depending from thehand-levers and operatively connected with said rod, and a lever towhich the rod is jointed and serving to prevent lateral motion of thehand-levers.

2. The combination of a gate, a rocker of substantially yoke formarranged to swing to opposite sides of a vertical line, one branch ofthe rocker being weighted and the weight extending oppositely from thearm which carries it, sald extended ends serving alternately to restupon the ground, hand-operable means connected to the rocker forswinging the same, and an operative connec tion between the rocker andthe gate.

3. The combination of agate, a weighted rocker arranged to swing toopposite sides of a vertical line intersecting its axis of motion, anoperative connection between the gate and the rocker, hand-levers atopposite sides of the gate, a rod operatively connected with the rocker,links depending from the handlevers and operatively connected with therod, and a lever to which said rod is jointed and serving to preventlateral motion of the said hand-levers.

4. The combination of a gate, a rocker of substantially yoke formarranged to swing to opposite sides of a vertical line intersecting itsaxis of motion, one branch of the rocker being weighted, a rod jointedto the other branch of the rocker and connected with the gate, theweight carried by said branch extending oppositely therefrom,hand-levers at opposite sides of the ate, provided at their outer endswith pen ent rods flexibly connected therewith, links depending from theinner ends of the hand-levers, a rod operatively connected with saidpendent links and also with the weighted arm of the rocker, and a leverto prevent lateral motion of the handlevers, connected with the pendentlinks and rod at their point of connection.

In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand in presence of twosubscribing Witnesses.

NATHANIEL WHITAKER.

Witnesses ELVADA TUDOR, DAVID DUNN.

